Budget 2013: Evening Standard apologises for scooping Chancellor

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The Evening Standard has apologised to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne after an image of its front page, meant to be released later today, revealed details of the Budget ahead of Osborne's speech.

An image of the front page was been posted on Twitter while the Chancellor was giving his speech. It revealed details of the Budget, including a 1p cut in the price of a pint, and the scrapping of ...

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